Beauty fan sees 'drastic' results after trying £2 Lidl anti-ageing cream that's 'just like' £79 Charlotte Tilbury
28.02.2023 - 21:31
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Beauty fans are heaping praise on Lidl for a £1.49 anti-ageing Day cream which is being called a dupe for premium brand Charlotte Tilbury's iconic £79 Magic Cream. Lidl's budget anti-ageing cream costs fifty times less than the Charlotte Tilbury product, but promises to give 'plumper' and more glowing skin.
According to Lidl, the £1.49 moisturising Day Cream is a must-have" for those seeking "hydrated, plump, and glowing skin on a budget" The budget Lidl Day cream has a whopping 18 shared ingredients with the £79 Charlotte Tilbury product, including Hyaluronic Acid, Glycerin, and Vitamin E.
It also features Ethylhexyl Salicylate which can protect your skin from the winter sun. But does the cream really work as well as Charlotte Tilbury?
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Courtney Pochin, a reporter for our sister site the Mirror, decided to give Lidl's budget Charlotte Tilbury dupe a go for herself. Courtney says on day seven, she found 'drastic' results.
Here's what Courtney said:
The Cien Q10 cream doesn't come in the fancy packaging Charlotte Tilbury offers, but for under £1.50 it's not a bad-looking tub. It actually reminds me more of the Nivea Q10 Anti-Wrinkle Cream, which costs around £10.
For the price, I was expecting the cream to smell a little chemically, but I was pleasantly surprised to find it has a nice, fresh scent. So we're already off to a great start.
I would even go as far as to say the Lidl dupe has a nicer scent than the Magic Cream itself. The Charlotte Tilbury sample I had has a strong smell, which is more similar to sunscreen than moisturiser.
The Cien Q10 absorbed a little more quickly into the skin than the Magic Cream, but both